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Djibouti

Population

1,204,318

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026View source
Population rank
161st
Share of world
0.01%
Annual change
+15,3831.36%

Population of Djibouti

02M4M6M8M10M95% prediction interval20261.2M2050 projection1.5M↑ 27% from 202619601980200020202040206020802100

Source: United Nations — World Population Prospects (2024 Revision)

Current population estimate: 1,204,318. 2050 projection: 1,530,539.Use the arrow keys on the chart to inspect individual years.

Historical population estimates for Djibouti. Annual change is shown as a percentage.
20261,199,4591.36%161
20251,184,0761.39%161
20201,105,1881.51%161
20191,088,7091.57%161
20181,071,8821.62%161
20171,054,8411.66%161
20151,020,3131.87%161
2010930,2512.08%161
2005839,1672.35%161
2000747,3183.37%160

Showing 10 of 19 years.

Population by City

Djibouti is home to 806,174 people, 67.21% of Djibouti's population.

City population800K300K100K
Djibouti 806.2KAli-Sabieh 46.0KObock 32.4KDikhil 28.1KTadjourah 20.2KAli-Adeh 12.8KArta 11.2K
Largest cities by 2026 population and share of the national population.
1Djibouti806.2K67.21%
2Ali-Sabieh46.0K3.84%
3Obock32.4K2.70%
4Dikhil28.1K2.34%
5Tadjourah20.2K1.68%
6Ali-Adeh12.8K1.06%
7Arta11.2K0.94%

Djibouti by the Numbers

Estimated as of Oct 22, 2026

Population
Djibouti is home to an estimated 1,204,318 people, the 161st largest population in the world.
Daily change
Djibouti has a net population change of approximately 43 people per day, driven by 67 births, 25 deaths, and net immigration of 1 people.
Share of world
Djibouti makes up 0.01% of the world's population and 0.08% of Africa's.
Density
51.7 people per km² of land (134.0 per mi²), ranking 163rd among countries and territories.
Urban living
72.98% of people live in urban areas.

Djibouti Demographics

Age & longevity

MaleFemale100+ years, male: 0100+ years, female: 295–99 years, male: 1695–99 years, female: 4590–94 years, male: 16490–94 years, female: 31985–89 years, male: 80785–89 years, female: 1,25580–84 years, male: 2,35680–84 years, female: 3,28275–79 years, male: 4,91075–79 years, female: 6,33570–74 years, male: 7,53170–74 years, female: 9,18465–69 years, male: 11,57065–69 years, female: 13,42560–64 years, male: 16,62660–64 years, female: 18,58055–59 years, male: 22,59155–59 years, female: 24,58250–54 years, male: 28,75750–54 years, female: 30,64545–49 years, male: 33,23745–49 years, female: 34,81140–44 years, male: 36,51240–44 years, female: 37,61535–39 years, male: 41,43135–39 years, female: 42,11430–34 years, male: 46,43430–34 years, female: 46,81725–29 years, male: 51,80025–29 years, female: 51,92020–24 years, male: 59,36020–24 years, female: 58,91315–19 years, male: 57,51915–19 years, female: 56,66810–14 years, male: 56,81310–14 years, female: 55,7385–9 years, male: 56,9925–9 years, female: 55,6740–4 years, male: 58,8840–4 years, female: 57,239100+95–9990–9485–8980–8475–7970–7465–6960–6455–5950–5445–4940–4435–3930–3425–2920–2415–1910–145–90–420K20K40K40K

Hover or tap an age group to see exact counts. Use the up and down arrow keys to inspect age groups.

Median age

26.2 yrs

World: 31

Life expectancy

66.6 yrs

World: 73.8

Male

49.55%

Female

50.45%

Life expectancy 64.1Life expectancy 69.2

Ethnicity

60%

Somali

  • Somali60%
  • Afar35%
  • Other5%
Data notes

Source estimate: est.

Other: mostly Yemeni Arab, also French, Ethiopian, and Italian

Religion

94%

Sunni Muslim, the largest religion

  • Sunni Muslim94%
  • Other6%
Data notes

Source estimate: 2017 est.

Sunni Muslim: nearly all Muslims are Sunni

Other: mainly Christian

Related Pages

Sources

  1. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - United Nations population estimates and projections.
  2. World Population Prospects (2024 Revision) - Djibouti United Nations Graphs/Profiles
  3. World Bank / UN World Urbanization Prospects - 2025: Urban population (% of total population), using national definitions.
  4. Ministry of the Economy, Finances and Privatization Planning